claustrum

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin claustrum (“a bolt, bar”). Doublet of cloister.

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